Plans were approved Tuesday to make traffic less clogged near the intersection of Salisbury and Navajo streets in West Lafayette. The construction is planned for next summer.

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The days are numbered for the clogged and congested traffic along West Lafayette's Salisbury Street at the intersections of Sagamore Parkway and Navajo Street. But first, commuters must endure the cure - next summer's complete reconstruction of about four blocks of the road.

Beginning after Purdue students go home, crews will begin Phase 3 reconstruct of Salisbury Street from Rainbow Drive north to Sagamore Parkway. The project will remove confusing turn lanes at Sagamore, smooth out and widen the intersections at Sagamore at Navajo Street and install sidewalks and ramps to comply with ...